The single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1
what is a bit?
A procedure that allows a computer to solve a problem
What is an algorithm?
A piece of mechanical or electronic equipment that is made for a specific purpose
what is a device?
The data about data
What is metadata?
The number of bits in a byte
what is 8?
An algorithm that searches a list sequentially until a match is found
What is a linear search?
A piece of code that can copy itself and can corrupt/destroy data
What is a virus?
A shared boundary across which two separate components of a computer exchange information
What are interfaces?
What is a MB?
The numeric version for this set of binary
0111
What is 7?
A computational problem that cannot be solved by a turing machine
What is an unsolvable problem?
The process of verifying a users identity through 2 different methods of authentication
What is two-step authentication?
A wire or wireless communication pathway that allows for the transfer of data
What is a network?
A type of data used for graphics or pictures
What is an image?
The binary version for this number
32
What is 0010 0000?
A set of instructions that are repeated until a certain condition is met
What is an iteration?
A version of attack that send the user false emails or text messages looking for the user to surrender personal information
What is phishing?
The protocol used to access a secure web server
What is HTTPS (HyperText Transport Protocol Secure)?
The gap between those who have access to devices and the internet and those who do not
What is the digital divide?
The numeric version for this set of binary
0101 1011
What is 91?
A technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by a certain number
what is Caesar Cypher?
Having a secondary network device or system that takes over when the primary unit fails
What is redundancy?
What is an MP4 ?